Executives at Tyson expect the high demand for meat products to continue even after stay at home orders are lifted because people are still eating at home more than normal.
One dietitian from Purdue says more people eating at home could lead to them having an overall healthier diet.
To continue evenfr stay athome i talked with a dietitian about how people eating at home more regularly could lead to a healthier diet.
(nats( tyson plants were hit hard by the coronavirus and many had to stop operating because so many of their workers tested positive for the disease.
"if our plants need to be slowed downed or even idled for the sake of insuring that the workforce is safe..
We are not afraid to do that."- hector gonzalez senior vice president of tyson foods and when tyson idled some of their plants..
It affected the supply chain.
"we have seen reductions in productivity primarily on the red meat side of the businesses..
That's where we have seen the biggest impact"-hector gonzalez senior vice president of tyson foods that impact came at a time when demand for meat products were higher then normal..
Due to stay at home orders.
"i expect for that demand to continue this virus has impacted demand in a big way."-hector gonzalez senior vice president of tyson foods erica hill is dietitian and phd student purdue university she says..
Since the waymers ars changing... it could lead people to making healthier choices.
"so when you are eating out at restaurants you don't have as much control over the individual ingredients that go in to it and the portion sizes.
So i think that's an advantage to eating at home."- erica hill certified dietitian while it's haople will continue to eat at home more often as the country continues to open back up.
"it really depends on the individual consumer."-erica hill certified dietitian there are ways to eat healthier when we venture back out to restaurants "you can make easy substitutions at restaurants that are more nutritious or health conscious that could be good for your health.
Even when we get out of this pandemic you can still maintain these health eating practices at home."- erica hill certified dietitian tyson says their productivity levels are slowly getting back to normal.
They hope by the time restaurants are opened to full capacity they will be back up and running to the levels they were before the pandemic the indiana office of